Brad Ziegler

Home run hitters have always had great nicknames like The Sultan of Swat, Hammerin’ Hank and The Big Hurt.

And, now, Scooter.

Scooter?

Cincinnati utilityman Scooter Gennett — whose given name is Ryan — last month became the 17th player in major league history to hit four homers in a game, accomplishing the feat in a Reds win over St. Louis.

“For a guy like me to have done it, it’s amazing,” Gennett told reporters afterwards. “It’s maybe a little bit short of a miracle.”

Not this season, in what seems destined to go down as “The Year of the Homer.”

At the All-Star break, 3,343 home runs had been hit this season in the major leagues (15 of them from...

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